Razor strop holder



March 15,: 1938.

A. B. \NILSON RAZOR STROP HOLDER Filed Dec. 4, 1956 2] Yvu awn m 5: MASON Patented Mar. 15, 1938 UNITED stares ATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a razor strop holder'in the form of a casing in which a razor strop is mounted in such a manner that it can be drawn outwardly to be used and when released, will be returned into the casing so as to protect it from dirt, dust and moisture.

Another object of my invention is to provide a razor strop holder with a spring-actuated drum for redrawing the strop back into the holder when released, the strop having'its inner end connected to a guide member in order to guide the strop in its movement back and forth into the casing, the forward end of the guide being provided with an offset to receive the guide member in order to hold the strop in extended position so that it can be used for stropping razors.

Another object of my invention is to provide a razor stropholder in the form of an open-ended casing which is closed by a plug having a connection with the outer end of the strop so that when the strop is drawn out of the casing to be used for stropping a razor and is released, the strop will be returned into the casing irrespective of what position the strop is in.

I am aware that prior to my invention strop holders have been provided having a casing with a slot through which the strop passes when it is withdrawn from the casing, but in stropping a razor the stropis turned over from one side to the other and in prior constructions it has been necessary that the person stropping the razor position the strop in respect to the slot of the easing so that it can be drawn into the casing, while With my invention the cross sectional area of the open end of the casing is greater than the width of the strop so that when the strop is released, it will be returned into the casing irrespective of what position the strop is in,

Another object of my invention is to provide a razor strop holder which is exceedingly simple and cheap in construction, the same being provided with adjustable brackets for attaching the same to a wall or to the back of a barber chair, the F open end being closed by a plug having a soft rubber'gasket so as to form an air-tight joint in order to thoroughly protect the strop within the casing.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

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Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a razor strop holder constructed in accordance with my invention; V

Figure 2 is an enlarged section showing the spring-actuated drum and the guide member in plan view:

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fi ure 2; and V Figure 4 is a detail enlarged longitudinal section through the open end of the casing showing the guide member in locked position to hold the strop in extended position so that it can be readily used for stropping a razor.

In the embodiment of my invention as herein shown I indicates a casing which can be formed of any suitable material having a closed end 2 and a conical open end 3. The casing carries adjustable brackets 4 for securing the same to the back of the chair or wall or any other suitable support. r

The interior of the casing is provided with oppositely disposed guide slots 5 forming a guideway in which are slidably mounted spaced pins 6 of a guide member I which has connected to its inner edge an apron 8 which in turn is fastened by pins 9 to a spring-actuated drum I0, the tension of which can be adjusted by a screw l I.

A razor strop i2 is connected to the guide member l by a universal connection l3 and the outer end of the strop is secured within a slot of a plug [4 by a screw l5, said plug being provided with a conical portion I6 provided with a soft rubber gasket IT adapted to cooperate with the conical open end 3 of the casing to form an air-tight joint.

The plug has a handle [8 pivotally connected thereto which can be grasped by the operator so as to pull the strop out of the casing in position 7 to be used for stropping a razor.

The forward ends of the guide grooves 5 are ofifset as shown at 19 and adapted to receive the forward set of pins 6 of the guide member I as shown in Figure 4 in order to hold the strop against the tension of the spring-actuated drum and in such a position that a razor can be readily stropped.

The casing is preferably provided with a perforated receptacle 20 which is adapted to contain a disinfectant in order to sterilize the strop, the disinfectant used being of such a nature that it will not injure the material from which the strop is formed.

In order to hold the apron 8 taut on the springactuated drum 10, the apron passes under a roller 22 as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 3. This provides means for guiding the apron as it is wound and unwound from the spring-actuated drum. By having the handle I 8 connected to the plug M by a hinge joint, the strop can be readily turned over.

In the operation of a strop holder as herein shown and described when it is desired to strop a razor, the handle is grasped by pulling outwardly on the same and the strop is withdrawn from the casing, the pins of the guide plug when it reaches the limit of outward movement ride up into the offset portions of the guideway so as to hold the strop extended against the action of the springactuated drum and the strop can be used in the ordinary manner, first one side and then the other being used and after the razor has been stropped and it is desired to return the same within the casing, it is only necessary to draw downwardly in order to displace the pin 6 of the guide member from the offset portion l9 and the strop will be returned into the casing by the spring-actuated drum irrespective of what position the strop is in. While I have shown the offset portion extending upwardly, it is, of course, understood that these offset portions could extend downwardly without departing from the spirit of my invention.

By having the open end of the casing conical in shape and having the outer end of the strop provided with a plug having a conical portion, the plug is guided back into the casing so as to form an air-tight joint.

What I claim is:

1. A razor strop holder comprising an openended casing, said casing being provided with a guideway having an offset adjacent the free end of said casing, a guide member provided with guide pins working in said guideway, a springactuated drum having a connection with said guide member, a strop having a universal connection with said guide member, pins in said guide member being adapted to cooperate with the offset of said guideway and a plug carried by the free end of said strop for closing the outer end of said casing.

2. A razor strop holder comprising a casing provided with oppositely disposed guide grooves terminating at the forward end in ofiset portions, a guide member provided With guide pins slidably mounted within said grooves, the forward guide pins being adapted to cooperate with the ofiset portions of said grooves, a spring-actuated drum carrying an apron having a connection with said guide member, a strop having a universal connection with said guide member, a plug having a conical portion carried by the free end of said strop cooperating with the open end of said casing for closing the same and a handle carried by said plug.

3. A razor strop holder comprising a casing having a conical shaped open end, a strop mounted within said casing, a guide member slidably mounted within said casing having a universal connection with said strop, a spring-actuated drum having a connection with said guide member, a plug carried by the free end of said strop having a conical portion for closing the outer end of said casing and means for holding said guide member adjacent the open end of said casing against the tension of said spring.

4. A razor strop holder comprising a casing provided with an open end, said casing having a longitudinally disposed guideway provided with an offset portion at one end, a guide member mounted in said guideway, a pin carried by said guide member cooperating with said offset portion for holding said strop in extended position, the strop having a universal connection with said guide member, a spring-actuated drum having a connection with said guide member, and a plug carried by the free end of said strop for closing the outer end of said casing.

ADCUS BRYANT WILSON. 

